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Company name | Horiba, Ltd. |
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Company type | Public corporation/株式会社 |
Founded | Oct. 17, 1945; present company registered 26 Jan 1953 |
Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan |
Key people | Atsushi Horiba, Chairman, President & CEO ; Kozo Ishida, Dr. Eng., Executive Vice President |
Num employees | 5,133 (2009)(Worldwide) |
Num companies | about 42 subsidiaries & affiliated companies (Worldwide) |
Products | Auto (emission measurement & test) systems, environmental measuring instruments, scientific & medical analytical equipment, semiconductor-industry measuring equipment -- for R&D;, production testing, etc. |
Net income | 3,161 million yen in FY2009 |
Assets | 129,580 million yen in FY2009 |
Homepage | www.horiba.com |
Horiba was founded in 1945 by Dr. Masao Horiba, who graduated in nuclear physics from Kyoto University. In the early 1950s he started mass-production of pH meters; the present company was registered in 1953. From 1959 until 2002, Hitachi was a principal shareholder, and the two companies retain close connections.
In 1972 the company established subsidiaries in America and Europe. In 1996-7 Horiba acquired two French companies: the specialist blood cell counter maker ABX SA (currently called HORIBA Medical) in 1996, and optical equipment maker Instruments SA (currently Horiba JOBIN YVON SA) in 1997. In 2005 Horiba acquired German company Schenck Development Test Systems (and Schenck Pegasus), expanding the automotive market product range to include engine and driveline testing tools, including brake testing and wind-tunnel balances, and the Interautomation Group of Ontario, Canada, with its Real-Time pre-emptive kernel Linux-based ADACS data acquisition and control software suite.
Horiba's diversification, and establishing of overseas subsidiaries, decoupled Horiba from the stagnant Japanese industrial market, and Japanese domestic sales dropped from 62% of total sales in 1995 to only 35% in 2008. The Horiba group now consists of about 42 companies, spread over about 15 countries.
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Playername | Graham Ford |
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Country | South Africa |
Fullname | Graham Xavier Ford |
Living | true |
Dayofbirth | 16 |
Monthofbirth | 11 |
Yearofbirth | 1960 |
Placeofbirth | Pietermaritzburg, Natal |
Countryofbirth | South Africa |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm off spin |
Role | Coach |
Club1 | Natal B |
Year1 | 1982–1990 |
Club2 | Kent (as Director of Cricket) |
Year2 | 2004–2009 |
Type1 | First-class |
Debutdate1 | 12 November |
Debutyear1 | 1982 |
Debutfor1 | Natal B |
Debutagainst1 | Western Province B |
Lastdate1 | 6 January |
Lastyear1 | 1990 |
Lastfor1 | Natal B |
Lastagainst1 | Eastern Province B |
Deliveries | balls |
Columns | 1 |
Column1 | FC |
Matches1 | 7 |
Runs1 | 162 |
Bat avg1 | 13.50 |
100s/50s1 | 0/0 |
Top score1 | 43 |
Deliveries1 | 0 |
Wickets1 | – |
Bowl avg1 | – |
Fivefor1 | – |
Tenfor1 | – |
Best bowling1 | – |
Catches/stumpings1 | 3/– |
Date | 31 July |
Year | 2009 |
Source | http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45086.html Cricinfo |
In 1992 he became coach of Natal where he enjoyed the services of Malcolm Marshall, Clive Rice, Shaun Pollock, Jonty Rhodes and Lance Klusener. He led the province to victory in both the first class and one day trophies in 1996-97.
Ford coached the South Africa A side in 1998 in a tour of Sri Lanka and the following year was named the assistant coach of South Africa. As assistant to Bob Woolmer he coached South Africa in the 1999 World Cup where they reached the semi finals before being eliminated by Australia. Following the tournament he replaced Woolmer as coach and led the country to victory in 8 of the 11 series that they played but having suffered back-to-back defeats against Australia he lost his job in June 2002.
Ford became director of cricket at Kent in 2005. In 2006 he returned to South Africa to coach the Dolphins but left the role the same year for personal reasons.
On 9 June 2007 he was offered the position of coach of the Indian cricket team, but two days later he declined the offer, citing "it was the right decision for me and my family".
It was announced on 31 July 2009 that he would not be returning to Kent for the 2010 season, again citing personal reasons.
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